External cause codes assigned to Victorian hospital separations between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008, identified in phase one, were compared with unintentional fall data from the NHMD for separations between 1 July 2004 and 30 June 2005 reported by the AIHW (Bradley & Harrison 2008).

The results from the Phase 1 VAED analysis were compared with NHMD data to ascertain similarities in frequency of use of:

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